Israeli tourist to Turkey: 10% of 2009

Only 2,600 Israeli citizens visited Turkey in June of 2010, compared to over 27,000 in June of 2009
09.08.10 / 00:00
Israeli tourist to Turkey: 10% of 2009
09.08.10
Israeli tourist to Turkey: 10% of 2009
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Only 2,600 Israeli citizens visited Turkey in June of 2010, compared to over 27,000 in June of 2009
 
Officials at the Turkish Tourism Ministry reported last week that Israeli tourism to Turkey has dropped this summer by almost 90% compared to the summer of 2009. Israeli tourism to Turkey was considered extremely low in 2009.
 
According to the Turkish Tourism Ministry, only 2,600 Israeli citizens visited Turkey in June of 2010, compared to over 27,000 in June of 2009.
 
The drop in Israeli tourism has had a negative impact on the Turkish economy, which has, according to the Ministry, lost an estimated US$450 million.
 
2008 was a record year for Israeli Turkey tourism, a total of 500,000 Israelis visited Turkey. Tourism, however, dropped sharply in 2009 after Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel over the Cast Lead counterterrorism operation in Gaza.
 
Tensions between the two countries increased in May 2010 when Turkey sent a boat manned by members of the IHH terrorist group as part of a flotilla aimed at breaking Israel's naval closure against Hamas-led Gaza. The Turkish activists attacked IDF soldiers who boarded the boat, leading to a clash in which nine Turkish citizens were killed and two IDF soldiers badly wounded.
 

 

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